Mick Mars’ ‘painful wrestle’ with ‘crippling degenerative illness’

Mötley Crüe’s founding member and guitarist, Mick Mars, retired from the band’s touring final 12 months after battling a painful spinal situation, referred to as ankylosing spondylitis (AS).

Over the years, the condition has considerably impaired his motion and prompted him agonising ache.

The guitarist even had hip alternative surgical procedure again in 2014, however sadly the ache didn’t go away.

In 2022, the star made the troublesome resolution to step again from the limelight which was introduced in an official assertion.

The assertion learn: “Mick Mars, co-founder and lead guitarist of the heavy metal band Mötley Crüe for the past 41 years, has announced today that due to his ongoing painful struggle with ankylosing spondylitis (AS), he will no longer be able to tour with the band. 

“Mick will continue as a member of the band, but can no longer handle the rigours of the road.  

“AS is an extremely painful and crippling degenerative disease, which affects the spine.”

According to the NHS, AS describes a kind of inflammatory arthritis that causes ache and swelling within the backbone and the joints that join the underside of the backbone to the pelvis.

In AS, the adjustments dealt to the backbone may be seen on an X-ray.

While the tell-tale signal of AS can fluctuate, they normally embrace the next issues:

• Back ache and stiffness
• Pain and swelling in different components of the physique 
• Extreme tiredness (fatigue).

The well being service explains that these signs are likely to develop regularly, over a number of months or years, and will come and go over time.

The situation can get higher with time for some, however it could additionally slowly worsen for others.

The assertion added: “While change isn’t simple, we settle for Mick’s resolution to retire from the band as a result of challenges together with his well being.

“We have watched Mick manage his ankylosing spondylitis for decades and he has always managed it with utmost courage and grace.

“To say ‘enough is enough’ is the ultimate act of courage.”